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NASPA Survey Reveals Further Declines in Campus Mental Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the past decade, campus mental health has bloomed into a crisis, with rates of depression and anxiety symptoms more than doubling. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the problem, with over 60% of college students meeting the criteria for at least one mental health issue in the 2020-21 school year.

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School Counselors’ Crucial Role in Student Mental Health

Active Minds

It’s no surprise that school counselors play an important role in supporting student mental health, well-being, and academic success in K-12 schools. They are the people most engaged in programs and activities that help students develop healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors.

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

A recent nationwide survey found nearly 60% of Gen Z college students have received mental health care before arriving on campus – during their K-12 years. Released in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month, this alarming statistic underscores the urgency of warnings from the CDC to the U.S.

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$2.59M Grant Supports Nurse Training to Support Underserved Patients

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Phillips The four-year grant will support the university’s Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs, in which students receive tuition support and opportunities to provide care for diverse patients in underserved community settings within an inter-professional team. “It Dr. Kathryn E.

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WHITNEY MCDOWELL-ROBINSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whitney McDowell-Robison Whitney McDowell-Robison has been appointed vice president for student development and engagement at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia. McDowell-Robinson has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tougaloo and a master’s in clinical mental health counseling and a Ph.D.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Mental health has been an enormous challenge for colleges and universities for years. Students coming back to college campuses are struggling with increased levels of stress and anxiety. Health centers at many colleges now have difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. The panelists included: Tierra M.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Mental health has been an enormous challenge for colleges and universities for years. Students coming back to college campuses are struggling with increased levels of stress and anxiety. Health centers at many colleges now have difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. The panelists included: Tierra M. Smith University.